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Weisman, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.Copyright 2014 The New York Times Companyen-usSun 02 Aug 2015 17:05:22 -0400http://static01.nyt.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gifNYThttp://www.nytimes.comThe Professor Goes to Washingtonhttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/books/review/Brooks-t.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/books/review/Brooks-t.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2010/10/17/books/review/Brooks/Brooks-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The correspondence of Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan reveals a man who was a hybrid on any number of levels.By DAVID BROOKSSun, 17 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/books/review/Brooks-t.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssFrenchman Gets Backing for I.M.F. Posthttp://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950CEEDC113EF932A25754C0A9619C8B63?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe European Union broadly backed Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former French finance minister, as the next head of the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday, even as Britain said the race remained open and questioned Europe's 61-year grip on the top...By DAN BILEFSKYWed, 11 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0400http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950CEEDC113EF932A25754C0A9619C8B63?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssU.S. WILL ASK U.N. TO BACK CONTROL BY ALLIES IN IRAQhttp://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/09/world/aftereffects-united-nations-us-will-ask-un-to-back-control-by-allies-in-iraq.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssA draft resolution to be introduced by the United States, Britain and Spain on Friday morning lifting economic sanctions against Iraq calls for the Security Council to endorse American and British control of Iraq's political development and financial...Fri, 09 May 2003 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/09/world/aftereffects-united-nations-us-will-ask-un-to-back-control-by-allies-in-iraq.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssBirth, Death and the Other Onehttp://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/22/books/birth-death-and-the-other-one.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTHE GREAT TAX WARS Lincoln to Wilson: The Fierce Battles Over Money and Power That Transformed the Nation. By Steven R. Weisman. 419 pp. New York: Simon & Schuster. $27.By Robert J. SamuelsonSun, 22 Sep 2002 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/22/books/birth-death-and-the-other-one.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssHistory Lessons on Tax-Policy Strifehttp://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/11/books/books-of-the-times-history-lessons-on-tax-policy-strife.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTHE GREAT TAX WARS Lincoln to Wilson -- The Fierce Battles Over Money and Power That Transformed the Nation By Steven R. Weisman 419 pages. Simon & Schuster. $27. Federal tax policy, normally relegated to the business pages, is hot news...By ALLAN SLOANWed, 11 Sep 2002 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/11/books/books-of-the-times-history-lessons-on-tax-policy-strife.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssA Different Kennedyhttp://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/18/opinion/l-a-different-kennedy-435147.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTo the Editor: Re ''A Kinder, Gentler Kennedy Runs for Governor,'' by Steven R. Weisman (Editorial Observer, Aug. 12): I would never categorize Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, who is running for governor of Maryland, as ''boring.'' Qualities like...Sun, 18 Aug 2002 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/18/opinion/l-a-different-kennedy-435147.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssT.R.'s Transformationhttp://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/opinion/l-tr-s-transformation-162280.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTo the Editor: Steven R. Weisman (''Channeling Ghosts of Presidents Past, Rutherford B. Hayes Included,'' Editorial Observer, Jan. 11) reports that Prof. John Morton Blum said that I pay ''scant attention'' to railroad rate regulation and pure...Thu, 17 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/17/opinion/l-tr-s-transformation-162280.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssAlbany's Shell Gamehttp://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/23/opinion/l-albany-s-shell-game-562718.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTo the Editor: Steven R. Weisman (Editorial Observer, Jan. 18) is absolutely right: for at least two decades, New York City's ''representatives'' in Albany have agreed that city residents should pay higher taxes and receive lower school aid, in...Tue, 23 Jan 2001 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/23/opinion/l-albany-s-shell-game-562718.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssJews Who Keep A Tradition Alivehttp://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/02/opinion/l-jews-who-keep-a-tradition-alive-416860.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTo the Editor: Re Steven R. Weisman's Sept. 29 Editorial Observer, ''The Senator and the Talmud: A Case Study'': As an observant Jew, I was chilled by the prediction that if Joseph I. Lieberman is elected vice president, his ''conduct could lead...Mon, 02 Oct 2000 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/02/opinion/l-jews-who-keep-a-tradition-alive-416860.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe Role of Presidenthttp://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/07/books/l-the-role-of-president-189650.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTo the Editor: Congratulations on Steven R. Weisman's brilliant review. His take on Edmund Morris made me understand how it was possible for Ronald Reagan, the ex-actor and charismatic politician, to play the role of president and, in turn, to...Sun, 07 Nov 1999 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/07/books/l-the-role-of-president-189650.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss